UK / USA,
1975, 129 min
(Alternative: 124 min)
Directed by:
John HustonCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Jack May, Karroom Ben Bouih, Mohammad Shamsi, Albert Moses, Paul Antrim, Graham Acres (more)VOD (1)
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Based on the classic story by Anglo-Indian novelist Rudyard Kipling, two British adventurers, former soldiers in Her Majesty's Service, give up the drudgery of eking out a living, legal and illegal, in poverty Raj-ruled India, and set out for the isolated, desolate land of Kafiristan to become heroes or, perhaps, even kings... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1976 - Gladys Hill, John Huston (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1976 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1976 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1976 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1976 - Oswald Morris (Best Cinematography)
- 1976 - Best Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 1976 - Maurice Jarre (Best Original Score)